“JMJ”
Calling all prayer warriors!!!! The family of
Archbishop Sheen has their next hearing with the Archdiocese of New York
scheduled for September 20th which just happens to be Archbishop
Sheen’s anniversary of ordination. We ask that everyone joins us in
praying a novena starting Monday, September 12th and ending on the 20th, praying the
Cause can move forward. Please know any novena of prayers you choose will
be more than appreciated. This is the Archbishop Sheen novena if you wish
to pray it with us. We have linked the Prayer of Canonization (in 12 languages) for your convenience.
Msgr. Deptula
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DAY 1 “How God will judge my life I know not,
but I trust he will see me with mercy and compassion. I am only certain there
will be three surprises in Heaven. First of all, I will see some people whom I
never expected to see. Second, there will be a number whom I expected who will
not be there. And - even relying on God’s mercy - the biggest surprise of all
may be that I will be there. When the record of any human life is set down,
there are three pairs of eyes who see it in a different light. 1. As I see it.
2. As others see it. 3. As God sees it.” Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Lord, help us to focus on You as Fulton Sheen did so that we
may be humble when looking upon ourselves, so that others will see You when
they look upon us, and so we can see our lives as You see it.
Prayer for Canonization Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be
DAY 2 “Protestants, Jews and Catholics
have God, morality, and religion in common. In the name of God, let us - Jews,
Protestants, and Catholics - do two things: 1. Realize that an attack upon one
is an attack upon all, since we are all one in God; it is not tolerance we
need, but charity; not forbearance but love. 2. Begin doing something about
religion, and the least we can do is say our prayers; to implore God’s
blessings upon the world and our country; to thank Him for his blessings; and
to become illumined in the fullness of His truth. There is entirely too much
talk about religion and not enough action.” Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Lord, Fulton Sheen reached out to people of every religion.
Help us to see others as You see them and to focus on what we have in common
instead of our differences.
Prayer of Canonization, Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be
DAY 3 “In every friendship hearts grow and
entwine themselves together, so that the two hearts seem to make only one heart
with only a common thought. That is why separation is so painful; it is not so
much two hearts separating, but one being torn asunder.” Archbishop Fulton J.
Sheen
Lord, help me to see you in others like Fulton Sheen did so
I can become one with them as we will all be one in heaven. Help me to realize
that separation from You means an empty heart for me.
Prayer for Canonization Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory
be
DAY 4 “The great tragedy of life is not so
much what men have suffered, but what they have missed. And what greater
tragedy is there than to miss the peace of sin forgiven? There is not a man
living who, if he willed it, could not enjoy the spiritual food and drink which
God serves to all who ask.” Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Lord, Fulton Sheen led so many to peace of soul by
introducing them to your forgiveness. Help us to share your gift of peace to
others by introducing them to Your true loving forgiveness and gift of
confession.
DAY 5 “All love on this earth involves choice.
When, for example, a young man expresses his love to a young woman and asks her
to become his wife, he is not just making an affirmation of love; he is also
negating his love for anyone else. In that one act by which he chooses her, he
rejects all that is not her. There is no other real way in which to prove we
love a thing than by choosing it in preference to something else. Word and
signs of love may be, and often are, expressions of egotism or passion; but
deeds are proofs of love. We can prove we love our Lord only by choosing Him in
preference to anything else.” Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Lord, Fulton Sheen loved you above all things. Help us to
choose to put you first in our lives so that we may learn what true love is.
Prayer for Canonization Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be
DAY 6 “Burning the candle at both ends for God’s
sake may be foolishness to the world, but it is a profitable Christian exercise
for so much better the light! Only one thing in life matters: Being found
worthy of the Light of the World in the hour of His visitation. We need have no
undue fear for our health if we work hard for the Kingdom of God; God will take
care of our health if we take care of His cause. In any case, it is better to
burn out than to rust out.” Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Lord, even when tired and sick, Fulton Sheen worked
unceasingly for your cause. Help us to learn how to tirelessly work for You
through Fulton Sheen. Help us to know that there is no rest unless it is in
You.
Prayer for Canonization Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be
DAY 7 “Mary is not only mother of our Lord and
Savior, Jesus Christ, but she is also our mother, and this is not by a title of
courtesy, not by legal fiction, not by a mere figure of speech, but by the
right of bringing us forth in sorrow at the foot of the cross....Mary, by
sacrifice and obedience, regained for us the title, Mother of the living. What
a destiny to have the Mother of God as my Mother and Jesus as my brother.”
Archbishop Fulton J Sheen
Lord, Fulton Sheen learned obedience at the school of Mary.
He had such a great relationship with her; he knew that when he went before the
judgment seat of Christ You would say ‘I heard my Mother speak of you.’ Help us
to better know Mary so we may gain insight into such great obedience, love,
faith and hope.
Prayer for Canonization Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be
DAY 8 “If we followed the same rules for health
that we do about religion, we would all be bedridden. It is not enough to talk
about the necessity of health; we must do something practical about it - for
example, eat, exercise, and rest. So it is with religion. We must nourish
ourselves with the truths of God, exercise our spiritual muscles in prayer,
mortify ourselves of those things which are harmful to the soul, and be just as
scrupulous in avoiding moral evil as we are in avoiding physical evil.”
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Lord, Fulton Sheen did not ask others to go to confession or
visit our Lord an hour a day without doing it himself. He practiced what he
preached. Guard us from hypocrisy and help us to lead others to you through our
actions.
DAY 9 “The better we become, the less conscious
we are of our goodness. If anyone admits to being a saint, he is close to being
a devil. Jean Jacques Rousseau believed that of all men, he was the most
perfect, but he had so many cracks in his soul that he abandoned his children
after their birth. The more saintly we become, the less conscious we are of
being holy. A child is cute so long as he does not know that he is cute. As
soon as he thinks he is, he turns into a brat. True goodness is unconscious.”
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Lord, Fulton Sheen always thought of himself as an unworthy
servant and never thought himself a saint. Help us to be humble in our service
and to realize as Fulton Sheen realized that all good works come from You.
Prayer for Canonization Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be
